diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/GenerateSitemapCommand.php b/app/Console/Commands/GenerateSitemapCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fdaf0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/GenerateSitemapCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use App\Models\Game;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Spatie\Sitemap\Sitemap;
+use Spatie\Sitemap\Tags\Url;
+
+class GenerateSitemapCommand extends Command
+{
+    protected $signature = 'sitemap:generate';
+    protected $description = 'Generate the sitemap.xml file';
+
+    public function handle(): int
+    {
+        $sitemap = Sitemap::create()
+            ->add(Url::create('/')->setPriority(1.0)->setChangeFrequency(Url::CHANGE_FREQUENCY_DAILY))
+            ->add(Url::create('/games')->setPriority(0.9)->setChangeFrequency(Url::CHANGE_FREQUENCY_DAILY))
+            ->add(Url::create('/top-rated')->setPriority(0.8)->setChangeFrequency(Url::CHANGE_FREQUENCY_WEEKLY))
+            ->add(Url::create('/new-releases')->setPriority(0.8)->setChangeFrequency(Url::CHANGE_FREQUENCY_DAILY));
+
+        Game::select('slug', 'updated_at')->chunk(500, function ($games) use ($sitemap) {
+            foreach ($games as $game) {
+                $sitemap->add(
+                    Url::create("/games/{$game->slug}")
+                        ->setLastModificationDate($game->updated_at)
+                        ->setPriority(0.7)
+                        ->setChangeFrequency(Url::CHANGE_FREQUENCY_WEEKLY)
+                );
+            }
+        });
+
+        User::where('is_private', false)
+            ->select('username', 'updated_at')
+            ->chunk(500, function ($users) use ($sitemap) {
+                foreach ($users as $user) {
+                    $sitemap->add(
+                        Url::create("/users/{$user->username}")
+                            ->setLastModificationDate($user->updated_at)
+                            ->setPriority(0.5)
+                            ->setChangeFrequency(Url::CHANGE_FREQUENCY_WEEKLY)
+                    );
+                }
+            });
+
+        $sitemap->writeToFile(public_path('sitemap.xml'));
+
+        $this->info('Sitemap generated at public/sitemap.xml');
+
+        return self::SUCCESS;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ActivityController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ActivityController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0f3609
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ActivityController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Models\Activity;
+
+class ActivityController extends Controller
+{
+    public function index()
+    {
+        $user = auth()->user();
+        $followingIds = $user->following()->pluck('users.id')->push($user->id);
+
+        $activities = Activity::with(['user', 'subject'])
+            ->whereIn('user_id', $followingIds)
+            ->latest('created_at')
+            ->paginate(40);
+
+        return view('activity.index', compact('activities'));
+    }
+
+    public function global()
+    {
+        $activities = Activity::with(['user', 'subject'])
+            ->latest('created_at')
+            ->paginate(40);
+
+        return view('activity.index', compact('activities'));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/FollowController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/FollowController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df66872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/FollowController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+
+class FollowController extends Controller
+{
+    public function store(User $user): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $me = auth()->user();
+
+        if ($me->id === $user->id) {
+            return response()->json(['error' => 'Cannot follow yourself'], 422);
+        }
+
+        if (!$me->following()->where('following_id', $user->id)->exists()) {
+            $me->following()->attach($user->id);
+
+            $user->notifications()->create([
+                'id'         => Str::uuid(),
+                'type'       => 'new_follower',
+                'data'       => json_encode([
+                    'follower_id'       => $me->id,
+                    'follower_username' => $me->username,
+                    'follower_name'     => $me->name,
+                ]),
+                'created_at' => now(),
+            ]);
+        }
+
+        return response()->json([
+            'following' => true,
+            'count'     => $user->followers()->count(),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function destroy(User $user): JsonResponse
+    {
+        auth()->user()->following()->detach($user->id);
+
+        return response()->json([
+            'following' => false,
+            'count'     => $user->followers()->count(),
+        ]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/GameController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/GameController.php
index 96e252c..f32216f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/GameController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/GameController.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use App\Models\Game;
 use App\Models\Genre;
 use App\Models\Platform;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 
 class GameController extends Controller
 {
@@ -53,7 +54,10 @@ class GameController extends Controller
             $userLists  = auth()->user()->lists()->get(['id', 'title']);
         }
 
-        return view('games.show', compact('game', 'userGame', 'userReview', 'userLists'));
+        $response = view('games.show', compact('game', 'userGame', 'userReview', 'userLists'));
+        return auth()->check()
+            ? $response
+            : response($response)->header('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=300');
     }
 
     public function search(Request $request)
@@ -62,23 +66,19 @@ class GameController extends Controller
         $games = collect();
 
         if (strlen($q) >= 2) {
-            $games = Game::published()
-                ->where('title', 'like', "%{$q}%")
-                ->orderByDesc('rating_count')
-                ->limit(20)
-                ->get();
+            $games = Game::search($q)->get()->filter(fn($g) => $g->status === 'published');
         }
 
         if ($request->expectsJson()) {
-            return response()->json($games->map(fn($g) => [
-                'id'            => $g->id,
-                'title'         => $g->title,
-                'slug'          => $g->slug,
-                'cover_thumb'   => $g->cover_thumb_url,
-                'release_year'  => $g->release_year,
-                'rating_avg'    => $g->rating_avg,
-                'url'           => route('games.show', $g),
-            ]));
+            return response()->json($games->take(6)->map(fn($g) => [
+                'id'           => $g->id,
+                'title'        => $g->title,
+                'slug'         => $g->slug,
+                'cover_thumb'  => $g->cover_thumb_url,
+                'release_year' => $g->release_year,
+                'rating_avg'   => $g->rating_avg,
+                'url'          => route('games.show', $g),
+            ])->values());
         }
 
         return view('games.search', compact('games', 'q'));
@@ -86,24 +86,30 @@ class GameController extends Controller
 
     public function topRated(Request $request)
     {
-        $games = Game::published()
-            ->where('rating_count', '>=', 1)
-            ->orderByDesc('rating_avg')
-            ->orderByDesc('rating_count')
-            ->paginate(24)
-            ->withQueryString();
+        $page = $request->get('page', 1);
+        $games = Cache::remember("games.top_rated.{$page}", 300, fn() =>
+            Game::published()
+                ->where('rating_count', '>=', 1)
+                ->orderByDesc('rating_avg')
+                ->orderByDesc('rating_count')
+                ->paginate(24)
+                ->withQueryString()
+        );
 
         return view('games.top-rated', compact('games'));
     }
 
     public function newReleases(Request $request)
     {
-        $games = Game::published()
-            ->whereNotNull('release_date')
-            ->where('release_date', '<=', now())
-            ->orderByDesc('release_date')
-            ->paginate(24)
-            ->withQueryString();
+        $page = $request->get('page', 1);
+        $games = Cache::remember("games.new_releases.{$page}", 300, fn() =>
+            Game::published()
+                ->whereNotNull('release_date')
+                ->where('release_date', '<=', now())
+                ->orderByDesc('release_date')
+                ->paginate(24)
+                ->withQueryString()
+        );
 
         return view('games.new-releases', compact('games'));
     }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php
index 4bdebaa..5f57739 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php
@@ -3,24 +3,29 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
 use App\Models\Game;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 
 class HomeController extends Controller
 {
     public function index()
     {
-        $topRated = Game::published()
-            ->where('rating_count', '>=', 1)
-            ->orderByDesc('rating_avg')
-            ->orderByDesc('rating_count')
-            ->limit(12)
-            ->get();
+        $topRated = Cache::remember('home.top_rated', 300, fn() =>
+            Game::published()
+                ->where('rating_count', '>=', 1)
+                ->orderByDesc('rating_avg')
+                ->orderByDesc('rating_count')
+                ->limit(12)
+                ->get()
+        );
 
-        $newReleases = Game::published()
-            ->whereNotNull('release_date')
-            ->where('release_date', '<=', now())
-            ->orderByDesc('release_date')
-            ->limit(8)
-            ->get();
+        $newReleases = Cache::remember('home.new_releases', 300, fn() =>
+            Game::published()
+                ->whereNotNull('release_date')
+                ->where('release_date', '<=', now())
+                ->orderByDesc('release_date')
+                ->limit(8)
+                ->get()
+        );
 
         return view('home', compact('topRated', 'newReleases'));
     }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/NotificationController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/NotificationController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0849737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/NotificationController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Models\Notification;
+
+class NotificationController extends Controller
+{
+    public function index()
+    {
+        $notifications = auth()->user()
+            ->notifications()
+            ->limit(20)
+            ->get();
+
+        auth()->user()->notifications()->whereNull('read_at')->update(['read_at' => now()]);
+
+        return view('notifications.index', compact('notifications'));
+    }
+
+    public function markRead(Notification $notification)
+    {
+        abort_if($notification->user_id !== auth()->id(), 403);
+        $notification->update(['read_at' => now()]);
+        return response()->json(['ok' => true]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Models/Game.php b/app/Models/Game.php
index 41e0aed..ede2bc2 100644
--- a/app/Models/Game.php
+++ b/app/Models/Game.php
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ namespace App\Models;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsToMany;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+use Laravel\Scout\Searchable;
 use Spatie\Sluggable\HasSlug;
 use Spatie\Sluggable\SlugOptions;
 
 class Game extends Model
 {
-    use HasSlug;
+    use HasSlug, Searchable;
 
     protected $fillable = [
         'igdb_id', 'slug', 'title', 'summary', 'cover_url', 'cover_thumb_url',
@@ -60,6 +62,15 @@ class Game extends Model
         return $this->hasMany(Review::class)->latest();
     }
 
+    public function toSearchableArray(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'id'      => $this->id,
+            'title'   => $this->title,
+            'summary' => $this->summary,
+        ];
+    }
+
     public function scopePublished($query)
     {
         return $query->where('status', 'published');
@@ -72,5 +83,8 @@ class Game extends Model
             'rating_avg'   => $stats->avg ? round($stats->avg, 2) : null,
             'rating_count' => $stats->cnt ?? 0,
         ]);
+
+        Cache::forget('home.top_rated');
+        Cache::forget('games.top_rated.1');
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Models/Notification.php b/app/Models/Notification.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce02fa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/Notification.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
+
+class Notification extends Model
+{
+    public $incrementing = false;
+    protected $keyType = 'string';
+    public $timestamps = false;
+
+    protected $fillable = ['id', 'user_id', 'type', 'data', 'read_at', 'created_at'];
+    protected $casts = [
+        'data'       => 'array',
+        'read_at'    => 'datetime',
+        'created_at' => 'datetime',
+    ];
+
+    public function user(): BelongsTo
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Models/Review.php b/app/Models/Review.php
index 495fb36..2625605 100644
--- a/app/Models/Review.php
+++ b/app/Models/Review.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Models;
 
+use App\Services\ActivityService;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany;
@@ -23,6 +24,10 @@ class Review extends Model
         static::deleted(function (Review $review) {
             $review->game->recalculateRating();
         });
+
+        static::created(function (Review $review) {
+            ActivityService::log($review->user, 'reviewed_game', $review->game, ['rating' => $review->rating]);
+        });
     }
 
     public function user(): BelongsTo { return $this->belongsTo(User::class); }
diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index 46a3602..3f10e38 100644
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class User extends Authenticatable
     public function reviews(): HasMany { return $this->hasMany(Review::class); }
     public function lists(): HasMany { return $this->hasMany(UserList::class); }
     public function activities(): HasMany { return $this->hasMany(Activity::class)->latest(); }
+    public function notifications(): HasMany { return $this->hasMany(Notification::class)->latest('created_at'); }
 
     public function following(): BelongsToMany
     {
diff --git a/app/Models/UserGame.php b/app/Models/UserGame.php
index 676d56a..e52cdc4 100644
--- a/app/Models/UserGame.php
+++ b/app/Models/UserGame.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 namespace App\Models;
+use App\Services\ActivityService;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
 
@@ -10,6 +11,21 @@ class UserGame extends Model
 
     const STATUSES = ['playing','played','want_to_play','on_hold','dropped'];
 
+    protected static function boot(): void
+    {
+        parent::boot();
+
+        static::created(function (UserGame $ug) {
+            ActivityService::log($ug->user, 'added_to_library', $ug->game, ['status' => $ug->status]);
+        });
+
+        static::updated(function (UserGame $ug) {
+            if ($ug->isDirty('rating') && $ug->rating) {
+                ActivityService::log($ug->user, 'rated_game', $ug->game, ['rating' => $ug->rating]);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     public function user(): BelongsTo { return $this->belongsTo(User::class); }
     public function game(): BelongsTo { return $this->belongsTo(Game::class); }
 }
diff --git a/app/Services/ActivityService.php b/app/Services/ActivityService.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9bae62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Services/ActivityService.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Services;
+
+use App\Models\Activity;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class ActivityService
+{
+    public static function log(User $user, string $type, Model $subject, array $data = []): void
+    {
+        Activity::log($user->id, $type, $subject, $data);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index cb8115f..d7599ad 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
         "guzzlehttp/guzzle": "^7.10",
         "intervention/image": "^4.1",
         "laravel/framework": "^13.8",
+        "laravel/scout": "^11.2",
         "laravel/tinker": "^3.0",
+        "spatie/laravel-sitemap": "^8.1",
         "spatie/laravel-sluggable": "^4.0"
     },
     "require-dev": {
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index c15fe7a..6bb2392 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#installing-dependencies",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "content-hash": "0b3aad5bce69f3a9e1c97b0cac0cf1db",
+    "content-hash": "5f3c7ba864f94b76dc35fa83162314fa",
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "brick/math",
@@ -1481,6 +1481,86 @@
             },
             "time": "2026-05-19T00:47:18+00:00"
         },
+        {
+            "name": "laravel/scout",
+            "version": "v11.2.0",
+            "source": {
+                "type": "git",
+                "url": "https://github.com/laravel/scout.git",
+                "reference": "5a267813fe0d7bca58b993c3bae592b2c814591e"
+            },
+            "dist": {
+                "type": "zip",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/laravel/scout/zipball/5a267813fe0d7bca58b993c3bae592b2c814591e",
+                "reference": "5a267813fe0d7bca58b993c3bae592b2c814591e",
+                "shasum": ""
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "illuminate/bus": "^9.0|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0|^13.0",
+                "illuminate/contracts": "^9.0|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0|^13.0",
+                "illuminate/database": "^9.0|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0|^13.0",
+                "illuminate/http": "^9.0|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0|^13.0",
+                "illuminate/pagination": "^9.0|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0|^13.0",
+                "illuminate/queue": "^9.0|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0|^13.0",
+                "illuminate/support": "^9.0|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0|^13.0",
+                "php": "^8.0",
+                "symfony/console": "^6.0|^7.0|^8.0"
+            },
+            "conflict": {
+                "algolia/algoliasearch-client-php": "<3.2.0|>=5.0.0"
+            },
+            "require-dev": {
+                "algolia/algoliasearch-client-php": "^3.2|^4.0",
+                "meilisearch/meilisearch-php": "^1.0",
+                "mockery/mockery": "^1.0",
+                "orchestra/testbench": "^7.31|^8.36|^9.15|^10.8|^11.0",
+                "php-http/guzzle7-adapter": "^1.0",
+                "phpstan/phpstan": "^1.10",
+                "typesense/typesense-php": "^4.9.3"
+            },
+            "suggest": {
+                "algolia/algoliasearch-client-php": "Required to use the Algolia engine (^3.2).",
+                "meilisearch/meilisearch-php": "Required to use the Meilisearch engine (^1.0).",
+                "typesense/typesense-php": "Required to use the Typesense engine (^4.9)."
+            },
+            "type": "library",
+            "extra": {
+                "laravel": {
+                    "providers": [
+                        "Laravel\\Scout\\ScoutServiceProvider"
+                    ]
+                },
+                "branch-alias": {
+                    "dev-master": "11.x-dev"
+                }
+            },
+            "autoload": {
+                "psr-4": {
+                    "Laravel\\Scout\\": "src/"
+                }
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "license": [
+                "MIT"
+            ],
+            "authors": [
+                {
+                    "name": "Taylor Otwell",
+                    "email": "taylor@laravel.com"
+                }
+            ],
+            "description": "Laravel Scout provides a driver based solution to searching your Eloquent models.",
+            "keywords": [
+                "algolia",
+                "laravel",
+                "search"
+            ],
+            "support": {
+                "issues": "https://github.com/laravel/scout/issues",
+                "source": "https://github.com/laravel/scout"
+            },
+            "time": "2026-05-13T15:50:06+00:00"
+        },
         {
             "name": "laravel/serializable-closure",
             "version": "v2.0.13",
@@ -3445,6 +3525,220 @@
             },
             "time": "2025-12-14T04:43:48+00:00"
         },
+        {
+            "name": "spatie/crawler",
+            "version": "9.3.1",
+            "source": {
+                "type": "git",
+                "url": "https://github.com/spatie/crawler.git",
+                "reference": "0c0b6e4928040d90c1d0508fd6e5655e8a51067c"
+            },
+            "dist": {
+                "type": "zip",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/spatie/crawler/zipball/0c0b6e4928040d90c1d0508fd6e5655e8a51067c",
+                "reference": "0c0b6e4928040d90c1d0508fd6e5655e8a51067c",
+                "shasum": ""
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "guzzlehttp/guzzle": "^7.3",
+                "guzzlehttp/psr7": "^2.0",
+                "php": "^8.4",
+                "spatie/robots-txt": "^2.0",
+                "symfony/css-selector": "^7.0|^8.0",
+                "symfony/dom-crawler": "^7.0|^8.0"
+            },
+            "require-dev": {
+                "pestphp/pest": "^4.0",
+                "phpstan/extension-installer": "^1.4",
+                "phpstan/phpstan": "^2.0",
+                "phpstan/phpstan-deprecation-rules": "^2.0",
+                "phpstan/phpstan-phpunit": "^2.0",
+                "spatie/invade": "^2.1",
+                "spatie/ray": "^1.37"
+            },
+            "suggest": {
+                "spatie/browsershot": "Required for JavaScript rendering with BrowsershotRenderer (^5.0.5)"
+            },
+            "type": "library",
+            "extra": {
+                "branch-alias": {
+                    "dev-v9": "9.x-dev"
+                }
+            },
+            "autoload": {
+                "psr-4": {
+                    "Spatie\\Crawler\\": "src"
+                }
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "license": [
+                "MIT"
+            ],
+            "authors": [
+                {
+                    "name": "Freek Van der Herten",
+                    "email": "freek@spatie.be"
+                }
+            ],
+            "description": "Crawl all internal links found on a website",
+            "homepage": "https://github.com/spatie/crawler",
+            "keywords": [
+                "crawler",
+                "link",
+                "spatie",
+                "website"
+            ],
+            "support": {
+                "issues": "https://github.com/spatie/crawler/issues",
+                "source": "https://github.com/spatie/crawler/tree/9.3.1"
+            },
+            "funding": [
+                {
+                    "url": "https://spatie.be/open-source/support-us",
+                    "type": "custom"
+                },
+                {
+                    "url": "https://github.com/spatie",
+                    "type": "github"
+                }
+            ],
+            "time": "2026-05-18T13:26:09+00:00"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "spatie/laravel-package-tools",
+            "version": "1.93.1",
+            "source": {
+                "type": "git",
+                "url": "https://github.com/spatie/laravel-package-tools.git",
+                "reference": "d5552849801f2642aea710557463234b59ef65eb"
+            },
+            "dist": {
+                "type": "zip",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/spatie/laravel-package-tools/zipball/d5552849801f2642aea710557463234b59ef65eb",
+                "reference": "d5552849801f2642aea710557463234b59ef65eb",
+                "shasum": ""
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "illuminate/contracts": "^10.0|^11.0|^12.0|^13.0",
+                "php": "^8.1"
+            },
+            "require-dev": {
+                "mockery/mockery": "^1.5",
+                "orchestra/testbench": "^8.0|^9.2|^10.0|^11.0",
+                "pestphp/pest": "^2.1|^3.1|^4.0",
+                "phpunit/php-code-coverage": "^10.0|^11.0|^12.0",
+                "phpunit/phpunit": "^10.5|^11.5|^12.5",
+                "spatie/pest-plugin-test-time": "^2.2|^3.0"
+            },
+            "type": "library",
+            "autoload": {
+                "psr-4": {
+                    "Spatie\\LaravelPackageTools\\": "src"
+                }
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "license": [
+                "MIT"
+            ],
+            "authors": [
+                {
+                    "name": "Freek Van der Herten",
+                    "email": "freek@spatie.be",
+                    "role": "Developer"
+                }
+            ],
+            "description": "Tools for creating Laravel packages",
+            "homepage": "https://github.com/spatie/laravel-package-tools",
+            "keywords": [
+                "laravel-package-tools",
+                "spatie"
+            ],
+            "support": {
+                "issues": "https://github.com/spatie/laravel-package-tools/issues",
+                "source": "https://github.com/spatie/laravel-package-tools/tree/1.93.1"
+            },
+            "funding": [
+                {
+                    "url": "https://github.com/spatie",
+                    "type": "github"
+                }
+            ],
+            "time": "2026-05-19T14:06:37+00:00"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "spatie/laravel-sitemap",
+            "version": "8.1.0",
+            "source": {
+                "type": "git",
+                "url": "https://github.com/spatie/laravel-sitemap.git",
+                "reference": "5a8d3467f670d4dbe277c00bf960617912c97fb1"
+            },
+            "dist": {
+                "type": "zip",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/spatie/laravel-sitemap/zipball/5a8d3467f670d4dbe277c00bf960617912c97fb1",
+                "reference": "5a8d3467f670d4dbe277c00bf960617912c97fb1",
+                "shasum": ""
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "illuminate/support": "^12.0|^13.0",
+                "nesbot/carbon": "^2.71|^3.0",
+                "php": "^8.4",
+                "spatie/crawler": "^9.0",
+                "spatie/laravel-package-tools": "^1.16.1"
+            },
+            "require-dev": {
+                "larastan/larastan": "^3.0",
+                "laravel/pint": "^1.13",
+                "orchestra/testbench": "^10.0|^11.0",
+                "pestphp/pest": "^4.0",
+                "phpstan/extension-installer": "^1.3",
+                "phpstan/phpstan-deprecation-rules": "^2.0",
+                "phpstan/phpstan-phpunit": "^2.0",
+                "spatie/pest-plugin-snapshots": "^2.1",
+                "spatie/temporary-directory": "^2.2"
+            },
+            "type": "library",
+            "extra": {
+                "laravel": {
+                    "providers": [
+                        "Spatie\\Sitemap\\SitemapServiceProvider"
+                    ]
+                }
+            },
+            "autoload": {
+                "psr-4": {
+                    "Spatie\\Sitemap\\": "src"
+                }
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "license": [
+                "MIT"
+            ],
+            "authors": [
+                {
+                    "name": "Freek Van der Herten",
+                    "email": "freek@spatie.be",
+                    "homepage": "https://spatie.be",
+                    "role": "Developer"
+                }
+            ],
+            "description": "Create and generate sitemaps with ease",
+            "homepage": "https://github.com/spatie/laravel-sitemap",
+            "keywords": [
+                "laravel-sitemap",
+                "spatie"
+            ],
+            "support": {
+                "source": "https://github.com/spatie/laravel-sitemap/tree/8.1.0"
+            },
+            "funding": [
+                {
+                    "url": "https://spatie.be/open-source/support-us",
+                    "type": "custom"
+                }
+            ],
+            "time": "2026-03-12T09:30:40+00:00"
+        },
         {
             "name": "spatie/laravel-sluggable",
             "version": "4.0.2",
@@ -3523,6 +3817,66 @@
             ],
             "time": "2026-04-30T17:28:09+00:00"
         },
+        {
+            "name": "spatie/robots-txt",
+            "version": "2.5.4",
+            "source": {
+                "type": "git",
+                "url": "https://github.com/spatie/robots-txt.git",
+                "reference": "a8dd35d0a94e863f52509a366a634978e9c1db03"
+            },
+            "dist": {
+                "type": "zip",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/spatie/robots-txt/zipball/a8dd35d0a94e863f52509a366a634978e9c1db03",
+                "reference": "a8dd35d0a94e863f52509a366a634978e9c1db03",
+                "shasum": ""
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "php": "^8.1"
+            },
+            "require-dev": {
+                "phpunit/phpunit": "^11.5.2"
+            },
+            "type": "library",
+            "autoload": {
+                "psr-4": {
+                    "Spatie\\Robots\\": "src"
+                }
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "license": [
+                "MIT"
+            ],
+            "authors": [
+                {
+                    "name": "Brent Roose",
+                    "email": "brent@spatie.be",
+                    "homepage": "https://spatie.be",
+                    "role": "Developer"
+                }
+            ],
+            "description": "Determine if a page may be crawled from robots.txt and robots meta tags",
+            "homepage": "https://github.com/spatie/robots-txt",
+            "keywords": [
+                "robots-txt",
+                "spatie"
+            ],
+            "support": {
+                "issues": "https://github.com/spatie/robots-txt/issues",
+                "source": "https://github.com/spatie/robots-txt/tree/2.5.4"
+            },
+            "funding": [
+                {
+                    "url": "https://spatie.be/open-source/support-us",
+                    "type": "custom"
+                },
+                {
+                    "url": "https://github.com/spatie",
+                    "type": "github"
+                }
+            ],
+            "time": "2026-02-25T07:59:20+00:00"
+        },
         {
             "name": "symfony/clock",
             "version": "v7.4.8",
@@ -3839,6 +4193,76 @@
             ],
             "time": "2026-04-13T15:52:40+00:00"
         },
+        {
+            "name": "symfony/dom-crawler",
+            "version": "v8.1.0",
+            "source": {
+                "type": "git",
+                "url": "https://github.com/symfony/dom-crawler.git",
+                "reference": "77ca351474ea018daba5f2e473cbf1b9b8e72ac6"
+            },
+            "dist": {
+                "type": "zip",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/symfony/dom-crawler/zipball/77ca351474ea018daba5f2e473cbf1b9b8e72ac6",
+                "reference": "77ca351474ea018daba5f2e473cbf1b9b8e72ac6",
+                "shasum": ""
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "php": ">=8.4.1",
+                "symfony/polyfill-ctype": "^1.8",
+                "symfony/polyfill-mbstring": "^1.0"
+            },
+            "require-dev": {
+                "symfony/css-selector": "^7.4|^8.0"
+            },
+            "type": "library",
+            "autoload": {
+                "psr-4": {
+                    "Symfony\\Component\\DomCrawler\\": ""
+                },
+                "exclude-from-classmap": [
+                    "/Tests/"
+                ]
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "license": [
+                "MIT"
+            ],
+            "authors": [
+                {
+                    "name": "Fabien Potencier",
+                    "email": "fabien@symfony.com"
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "Symfony Community",
+                    "homepage": "https://symfony.com/contributors"
+                }
+            ],
+            "description": "Eases DOM navigation for HTML and XML documents",
+            "homepage": "https://symfony.com",
+            "support": {
+                "source": "https://github.com/symfony/dom-crawler/tree/v8.1.0"
+            },
+            "funding": [
+                {
+                    "url": "https://symfony.com/sponsor",
+                    "type": "custom"
+                },
+                {
+                    "url": "https://github.com/fabpot",
+                    "type": "github"
+                },
+                {
+                    "url": "https://github.com/nicolas-grekas",
+                    "type": "github"
+                },
+                {
+                    "url": "https://tidelift.com/funding/github/packagist/symfony/symfony",
+                    "type": "tidelift"
+                }
+            ],
+            "time": "2026-05-29T05:06:50+00:00"
+        },
         {
             "name": "symfony/error-handler",
             "version": "v7.4.8",
@@ -8812,12 +9236,12 @@
     ],
     "aliases": [],
     "minimum-stability": "stable",
-    "stability-flags": {},
+    "stability-flags": [],
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "prefer-lowest": false,
     "platform": {
         "php": "^8.3"
     },
-    "platform-dev": {},
+    "platform-dev": [],
     "plugin-api-version": "2.6.0"
 }
diff --git a/config/scout.php b/config/scout.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57bc34b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/scout.php
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+<?php
+
+return [
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Default Search Engine
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This option controls the default search connection that gets used while
+    | using Laravel Scout. This connection is used when syncing all models
+    | to the search service. You should adjust this based on your needs.
+    |
+    | Supported: "algolia", "meilisearch", "typesense",
+    |            "database", "collection", "null"
+    |
+    */
+
+    'driver' => env('SCOUT_DRIVER', 'collection'),
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Index Prefix
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Here you may specify a prefix that will be applied to all search index
+    | names used by Scout. This prefix may be useful if you have multiple
+    | "tenants" or applications sharing the same search infrastructure.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'prefix' => env('SCOUT_PREFIX', ''),
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Queue Data Syncing
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This option allows you to control if the operations that sync your data
+    | with your search engines are queued. When this is set to "true" then
+    | all automatic data syncing will get queued for better performance.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'queue' => env('SCOUT_QUEUE', false),
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Database Transactions
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This configuration option determines if your data will only be synced
+    | with your search indexes after every open database transaction has
+    | been committed, thus preventing any discarded data from syncing.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'after_commit' => false,
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Chunk Sizes
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | These options allow you to control the maximum chunk size when you are
+    | mass importing data into the search engine. This allows you to fine
+    | tune each of these chunk sizes based on the power of the servers.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'chunk' => [
+        'searchable' => 500,
+        'unsearchable' => 500,
+    ],
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Soft Deletes
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This option allows to control whether to keep soft deleted records in
+    | the search indexes. Maintaining soft deleted records can be useful
+    | if your application still needs to search for the records later.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'soft_delete' => false,
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Identify User
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This option allows you to control whether to notify the search engine
+    | of the user performing the search. This is sometimes useful if the
+    | engine supports any analytics based on this application's users.
+    |
+    | Supported engines: "algolia"
+    |
+    */
+
+    'identify' => env('SCOUT_IDENTIFY', false),
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Algolia Configuration
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Here you may configure your Algolia settings. Algolia is a cloud hosted
+    | search engine which works great with Scout out of the box. Just plug
+    | in your application ID and admin API key to get started searching.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'algolia' => [
+        'id' => env('ALGOLIA_APP_ID', ''),
+        'secret' => env('ALGOLIA_SECRET', ''),
+        'index-settings' => [
+            // 'users' => [
+            //     'searchableAttributes' => ['id', 'name', 'email'],
+            //     'attributesForFaceting'=> ['filterOnly(email)'],
+            // ],
+        ],
+    ],
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Meilisearch Configuration
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Here you may configure your Meilisearch settings. Meilisearch is an open
+    | source search engine with minimal configuration. Below, you can state
+    | the host and key information for your own Meilisearch installation.
+    |
+    | See: https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/learn/configuration/instance_options#all-instance-options
+    |
+    */
+
+    'meilisearch' => [
+        'host' => env('MEILISEARCH_HOST', 'http://localhost:7700'),
+        'key' => env('MEILISEARCH_KEY'),
+        'index-settings' => [
+            // 'users' => [
+            //     'filterableAttributes'=> ['id', 'name', 'email'],
+            // ],
+        ],
+    ],
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Typesense Configuration
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Here you may configure your Typesense settings. Typesense is an open
+    | source search engine using minimal configuration. Below, you will
+    | state the host, key, and schema configuration for the instance.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'typesense' => [
+        'client-settings' => [
+            'api_key' => env('TYPESENSE_API_KEY', 'xyz'),
+            'nodes' => [
+                [
+                    'host' => env('TYPESENSE_HOST', 'localhost'),
+                    'port' => env('TYPESENSE_PORT', '8108'),
+                    'path' => env('TYPESENSE_PATH', ''),
+                    'protocol' => env('TYPESENSE_PROTOCOL', 'http'),
+                ],
+            ],
+            'nearest_node' => [
+                'host' => env('TYPESENSE_HOST', 'localhost'),
+                'port' => env('TYPESENSE_PORT', '8108'),
+                'path' => env('TYPESENSE_PATH', ''),
+                'protocol' => env('TYPESENSE_PROTOCOL', 'http'),
+            ],
+            'connection_timeout_seconds' => env('TYPESENSE_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS', 2),
+            'healthcheck_interval_seconds' => env('TYPESENSE_HEALTHCHECK_INTERVAL_SECONDS', 30),
+            'num_retries' => env('TYPESENSE_NUM_RETRIES', 3),
+            'retry_interval_seconds' => env('TYPESENSE_RETRY_INTERVAL_SECONDS', 1),
+        ],
+        // 'max_total_results' => env('TYPESENSE_MAX_TOTAL_RESULTS', 1000),
+        'model-settings' => [
+            // User::class => [
+            //     'collection-schema' => [
+            //         'fields' => [
+            //             [
+            //                 'name' => 'id',
+            //                 'type' => 'string',
+            //             ],
+            //             [
+            //                 'name' => 'name',
+            //                 'type' => 'string',
+            //             ],
+            //             [
+            //                 'name' => 'created_at',
+            //                 'type' => 'int64',
+            //             ],
+            //         ],
+            //         'default_sorting_field' => 'created_at',
+            //     ],
+            //     'search-parameters' => [
+            //         'query_by' => 'name'
+            //     ],
+            // ],
+        ],
+        'import_action' => env('TYPESENSE_IMPORT_ACTION', 'upsert'),
+    ],
+
+];
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_05_30_000001_create_notifications_table.php b/database/migrations/2026_05_30_000001_create_notifications_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7ba2db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_05_30_000001_create_notifications_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('notifications', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->uuid('id')->primary();
+            $table->foreignId('user_id')->constrained()->cascadeOnDelete();
+            $table->string('type', 100);
+            $table->json('data');
+            $table->timestamp('read_at')->nullable();
+            $table->timestamp('created_at')->nullable();
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('notifications');
+    }
+};
diff --git a/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-05-30-follow-feed-notifications-sitemap-search-cache.md b/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-05-30-follow-feed-notifications-sitemap-search-cache.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fd7e53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-05-30-follow-feed-notifications-sitemap-search-cache.md
@@ -0,0 +1,429 @@
+# GameLog Feature Batch Implementation Plan
+
+> **For agentic workers:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:subagent-driven-development (recommended) or superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task. Steps use checkbox (`- [ ]`) syntax for tracking.
+
+**Goal:** Add follow system, activity feed, notifications, sitemap, Scout search, and caching to the GameLog Laravel 11 app.
+
+**Architecture:** All features hook into existing User/Game/UserGame/Review models. Migrations for follows/activities already ran. The nav (layouts/app.blade.php) handles all global UI additions. Scout uses the `database` driver for dev (SQLite).
+
+**Tech Stack:** Laravel 13 + Tailwind + Alpine.js, SQLite dev, spatie/laravel-sitemap, laravel/scout
+
+---
+
+### Task 1: FollowController + Routes
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `app/Http/Controllers/FollowController.php`
+- Modify: `routes/web.php`
+
+- [ ] Create FollowController with store/destroy returning JSON
+
+```php
+<?php
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
+
+class FollowController extends Controller
+{
+    public function store(User $user): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $me = auth()->user();
+        if ($me->id === $user->id) {
+            return response()->json(['error' => 'Cannot follow yourself'], 422);
+        }
+        if (!$me->following()->where('following_id', $user->id)->exists()) {
+            $me->following()->attach($user->id);
+            $user->notifications()->create([
+                'id'   => \Illuminate\Support\Str::uuid(),
+                'type' => 'new_follower',
+                'data' => json_encode([
+                    'follower_id'       => $me->id,
+                    'follower_username' => $me->username,
+                    'follower_name'     => $me->name,
+                ]),
+            ]);
+        }
+        return response()->json([
+            'following' => true,
+            'count'     => $user->followers()->count(),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function destroy(User $user): JsonResponse
+    {
+        auth()->user()->following()->detach($user->id);
+        return response()->json([
+            'following' => false,
+            'count'     => $user->followers()->count(),
+        ]);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] Add routes to web.php (auth group)
+
+```php
+Route::middleware('auth')->group(function () {
+    Route::post('/users/{user:username}/follow', [\App\Http\Controllers\FollowController::class, 'store'])->name('users.follow');
+    Route::delete('/users/{user:username}/follow', [\App\Http\Controllers\FollowController::class, 'destroy'])->name('users.unfollow');
+});
+```
+
+- [ ] Commit: `git commit -m "feat: add FollowController and routes"`
+
+---
+
+### Task 2: Notifications Migration + Model
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `database/migrations/2026_05_30_000001_create_notifications_table.php`
+- Create: `app/Models/Notification.php`
+
+- [ ] Create notifications migration
+
+```php
+<?php
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration {
+    public function up(): void {
+        Schema::create('notifications', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->uuid('id')->primary();
+            $table->foreignId('user_id')->constrained()->cascadeOnDelete();
+            $table->string('type', 100);
+            $table->json('data');
+            $table->timestamp('read_at')->nullable();
+            $table->timestamp('created_at')->nullable();
+        });
+    }
+    public function down(): void { Schema::dropIfExists('notifications'); }
+};
+```
+
+- [ ] Create Notification model
+
+```php
+<?php
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
+
+class Notification extends Model
+{
+    public $incrementing = false;
+    protected $keyType = 'string';
+    public $timestamps = false;
+    protected $fillable = ['id', 'user_id', 'type', 'data', 'read_at'];
+    protected $casts = ['data' => 'array', 'read_at' => 'datetime', 'created_at' => 'datetime'];
+
+    public function user(): BelongsTo { return $this->belongsTo(User::class); }
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] Run migration: `php artisan migrate`
+
+- [ ] Commit: `git commit -m "feat: add notifications table and model"`
+
+---
+
+### Task 3: Follow Button on users/show.blade.php
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `resources/views/users/show.blade.php`
+
+- [ ] Add Alpine.js follow button block after `<div class="flex gap-2">` (replaces the lone "View Library" button container)
+
+Replace the `<div class="flex gap-2">` block with:
+
+```html
+<div class="flex items-center gap-4">
+    {{-- Follower / Following counts --}}
+    <div class="flex gap-4 text-center">
+        <div>
+            <div class="text-lg font-bold text-white">{{ $user->followers()->count() }}</div>
+            <div class="text-xs text-slate-500 uppercase tracking-wide">Followers</div>
+        </div>
+        <div>
+            <div class="text-lg font-bold text-white">{{ $user->following()->count() }}</div>
+            <div class="text-xs text-slate-500 uppercase tracking-wide">Following</div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="flex gap-2">
+        @auth
+        @if(auth()->id() !== $user->id)
+        <div x-data="{
+            following: {{ auth()->user()->isFollowing($user) ? 'true' : 'false' }},
+            count: {{ $user->followers()->count() }},
+            async toggle() {
+                const method = this.following ? 'DELETE' : 'POST';
+                const res = await fetch('{{ route('users.follow', $user->username) }}', {
+                    method,
+                    headers: { 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': document.querySelector('meta[name=csrf-token]').content, 'Accept': 'application/json' }
+                });
+                if (res.ok) {
+                    const d = await res.json();
+                    this.following = d.following;
+                    this.count = d.count;
+                }
+            }
+        }">
+            <button @click="toggle()"
+                :class="following ? 'bg-white/10 text-slate-300 hover:bg-red-900/30 hover:text-red-400 border border-white/10' : 'bg-purple-600 hover:bg-purple-700 text-white'"
+                class="px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium rounded-lg transition-colors">
+                <span x-text="following ? 'Following' : 'Follow'"></span>
+            </button>
+        </div>
+        @endif
+        @endauth
+        <a href="{{ route('users.library', $user->username) }}"
+           class="px-4 py-2 border border-white/10 hover:border-white/20 text-slate-300 hover:text-white text-sm font-medium rounded-lg transition-colors">
+            View Library
+        </a>
+    </div>
+</div>
+```
+
+- [ ] Commit: `git commit -m "feat: add follow button and follower counts to user profile"`
+
+---
+
+### Task 4: ActivityService + Hook into Models
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `app/Services/ActivityService.php`
+- Modify: `app/Models/UserGame.php`
+- Modify: `app/Models/Review.php`
+
+- [ ] Create ActivityService (thin wrapper around Activity::log)
+
+```php
+<?php
+namespace App\Services;
+
+use App\Models\Activity;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class ActivityService
+{
+    public static function log(User $user, string $type, Model $subject, array $data = []): void
+    {
+        Activity::log($user->id, $type, $subject, $data);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] Add boot() hooks to UserGame model
+
+```php
+use App\Services\ActivityService;
+
+protected static function boot(): void
+{
+    parent::boot();
+
+    static::created(function (UserGame $ug) {
+        ActivityService::log($ug->user, 'added_to_library', $ug->game, ['status' => $ug->status]);
+    });
+
+    static::updated(function (UserGame $ug) {
+        if ($ug->isDirty('rating') && $ug->rating) {
+            ActivityService::log($ug->user, 'rated_game', $ug->game, ['rating' => $ug->rating]);
+        }
+    });
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] Add to Review model boot() after the existing saved/deleted callbacks
+
+```php
+use App\Services\ActivityService;
+
+// Inside the static::created callback (add this inside the boot method after existing code):
+static::created(function (Review $review) {
+    ActivityService::log($review->user, 'reviewed_game', $review->game, ['rating' => $review->rating]);
+});
+```
+
+- [ ] Commit: `git commit -m "feat: add ActivityService and log hooks on UserGame/Review"`
+
+---
+
+### Task 5: ActivityController + Routes + View
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `app/Http/Controllers/ActivityController.php`
+- Modify: `routes/web.php`
+- Create: `resources/views/activity/index.blade.php`
+
+- [ ] Create ActivityController
+
+```php
+<?php
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Models\Activity;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+
+class ActivityController extends Controller
+{
+    public function index()
+    {
+        $user = auth()->user();
+        $followingIds = $user->following()->pluck('users.id')->push($user->id);
+
+        $activities = Activity::with(['user', 'subject'])
+            ->whereIn('user_id', $followingIds)
+            ->latest('created_at')
+            ->paginate(40);
+
+        return view('activity.index', compact('activities'));
+    }
+
+    public function global()
+    {
+        $activities = Activity::with(['user', 'subject'])
+            ->latest('created_at')
+            ->paginate(40);
+
+        return view('activity.index', compact('activities'));
+    }
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] Add activity routes to web.php
+
+```php
+Route::get('/activity', [\App\Http\Controllers\ActivityController::class, 'index'])->name('activity.index')->middleware('auth');
+Route::get('/activity/global', [\App\Http\Controllers\ActivityController::class, 'global'])->name('activity.global');
+```
+
+- [ ] Create activity/index.blade.php view (see full content below)
+
+- [ ] Commit: `git commit -m "feat: add activity feed controller, routes, and view"`
+
+---
+
+### Task 6: NotificationController + Routes + View
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `app/Http/Controllers/NotificationController.php`
+- Modify: `routes/web.php`
+- Create: `resources/views/notifications/index.blade.php`
+
+- [ ] Create NotificationController
+
+```php
+<?php
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Models\Notification;
+
+class NotificationController extends Controller
+{
+    public function index()
+    {
+        $notifications = auth()->user()
+            ->notifications()
+            ->latest('created_at')
+            ->limit(20)
+            ->get();
+
+        auth()->user()->notifications()->whereNull('read_at')->update(['read_at' => now()]);
+
+        return view('notifications.index', compact('notifications'));
+    }
+
+    public function markRead(Notification $notification)
+    {
+        abort_if($notification->user_id !== auth()->id(), 403);
+        $notification->update(['read_at' => now()]);
+        return response()->json(['ok' => true]);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] Add notification routes to web.php (auth group)
+
+```php
+Route::get('/notifications', [\App\Http\Controllers\NotificationController::class, 'index'])->name('notifications.index')->middleware('auth');
+Route::post('/notifications/{notification}/read', [\App\Http\Controllers\NotificationController::class, 'markRead'])->name('notifications.read')->middleware('auth');
+```
+
+- [ ] Add to User model: `public function notifications() { return $this->hasMany(Notification::class)->latest('created_at'); }`
+
+- [ ] Create notifications/index.blade.php view
+
+- [ ] Add bell icon to nav in layouts/app.blade.php
+
+- [ ] Commit: `git commit -m "feat: add notifications controller, routes, view, and nav bell"`
+
+---
+
+### Task 7: Sitemap
+
+**Files:**
+- Run composer require
+- Create: `app/Console/Commands/GenerateSitemapCommand.php`
+- Modify: `routes/console.php` (Laravel 11 schedules here)
+- Modify: `routes/web.php`
+- Modify: `public/robots.txt`
+
+- [ ] Install spatie/laravel-sitemap: `composer require spatie/laravel-sitemap`
+
+- [ ] Create GenerateSitemapCommand
+
+- [ ] Add weekly schedule in routes/console.php
+
+- [ ] Add sitemap route in web.php
+
+- [ ] Update robots.txt
+
+- [ ] Commit: `git commit -m "feat: add sitemap generation command and route"`
+
+---
+
+### Task 8: Scout Full-Text Search
+
+**Files:**
+- Run composer require + vendor:publish
+- Modify: `app/Models/Game.php`
+- Modify: `app/Http/Controllers/GameController.php`
+- Modify: `.env`
+
+- [ ] Install Scout: `composer require laravel/scout && php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Laravel\Scout\ScoutServiceProvider"`
+
+- [ ] Add SCOUT_DRIVER=database to .env
+
+- [ ] Add Searchable trait and toSearchableArray to Game model
+
+- [ ] Update GameController@search to use Scout
+
+- [ ] Commit: `git commit -m "feat: add Laravel Scout search to Game model"`
+
+---
+
+### Task 9: Performance Caching
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php`
+- Modify: `app/Http/Controllers/GameController.php`
+- Modify: `app/Models/Game.php`
+
+- [ ] Wrap HomeController queries in Cache::remember
+
+- [ ] Wrap GameController topRated/newReleases in Cache::remember with page key
+
+- [ ] Flush caches in Game::recalculateRating()
+
+- [ ] Add cache header to GameController@show response
+
+- [ ] Commit: `git commit -m "feat: add file cache to home/top-rated/new-releases queries"`
+
+---
diff --git a/public/robots.txt b/public/robots.txt
index eb05362..12aa2e9 100644
--- a/public/robots.txt
+++ b/public/robots.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 User-agent: *
-Disallow:
+Allow: /
+Disallow: /profile
+Disallow: /dashboard
+
+Sitemap: https://gamelog.ro/sitemap.xml
diff --git a/resources/views/activity/index.blade.php b/resources/views/activity/index.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aabc001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/activity/index.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+@extends('layouts.app')
+
+@section('title', 'Activity Feed — GameLog')
+
+@section('content')
+<div class="max-w-2xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 py-10">
+
+    <div class="flex items-center justify-between mb-6">
+        <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold text-white">Activity Feed</h1>
+        <div class="flex gap-2">
+            <a href="{{ route('activity.index') }}"
+               class="text-sm px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg {{ request()->routeIs('activity.index') ? 'bg-purple-600 text-white' : 'text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-200' }} transition-colors">
+                Following
+            </a>
+            <a href="{{ route('activity.global') }}"
+               class="text-sm px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg {{ request()->routeIs('activity.global') ? 'bg-purple-600 text-white' : 'text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-200' }} transition-colors">
+                Global
+            </a>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    @if($activities->isEmpty())
+    <div class="text-center py-20">
+        <div class="w-16 h-16 rounded-full bg-[#16161d] flex items-center justify-center mx-auto mb-4">
+            <svg class="w-8 h-8 text-slate-600" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+                <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5" d="M13 10V3L4 14h7v7l9-11h-7z"/>
+            </svg>
+        </div>
+        <h3 class="text-lg font-medium text-slate-300 mb-2">No activity yet</h3>
+        <p class="text-slate-500 mb-6">Follow some users to see their activity here.</p>
+        <a href="{{ route('games.index') }}" class="inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-5 py-2.5 bg-purple-600 hover:bg-purple-700 text-white font-semibold rounded-lg transition-colors">
+            Browse Games
+        </a>
+    </div>
+    @else
+    <div class="space-y-3">
+        @foreach($activities as $activity)
+        @php
+            $game = $activity->subject;
+        @endphp
+        <div class="bg-[#16161d] border border-white/5 rounded-xl p-4 flex items-start gap-4">
+            {{-- User avatar --}}
+            <a href="{{ $activity->user ? route('users.show', $activity->user->username) : '#' }}" class="flex-shrink-0">
+                @if($activity->user?->avatar)
+                    <img src="{{ $activity->user->avatar }}" class="w-9 h-9 rounded-full object-cover border border-white/10" alt="">
+                @else
+                    <div class="w-9 h-9 rounded-full bg-purple-700 flex items-center justify-center text-sm font-bold text-white">
+                        {{ strtoupper(substr($activity->user?->name ?? '?', 0, 1)) }}
+                    </div>
+                @endif
+            </a>
+
+            {{-- Game thumbnail --}}
+            @if($game && $game->cover_thumb_url)
+            <a href="{{ route('games.show', $game->slug) }}" class="flex-shrink-0">
+                <img src="{{ $game->cover_thumb_url }}" alt="{{ $game->title }}"
+                     class="w-10 h-14 object-cover rounded border border-white/10 bg-[#0f0f13]">
+            </a>
+            @endif
+
+            {{-- Activity text --}}
+            <div class="flex-1 min-w-0">
+                <p class="text-sm text-slate-300">
+                    <a href="{{ $activity->user ? route('users.show', $activity->user->username) : '#' }}"
+                       class="font-semibold text-white hover:text-purple-300 transition-colors">
+                        {{ $activity->user?->username ?? 'Unknown' }}
+                    </a>
+
+                    @if($activity->type === 'added_to_library')
+                        added
+                        @if($game)
+                        <a href="{{ route('games.show', $game->slug) }}" class="text-purple-400 hover:text-purple-300 font-medium transition-colors">{{ $game->title }}</a>
+                        @endif
+                        to their library
+                        @if(!empty($activity->data['status']))
+                        <span class="text-slate-500">as <span class="text-slate-400">{{ str_replace('_', ' ', $activity->data['status']) }}</span></span>
+                        @endif
+
+                    @elseif($activity->type === 'rated_game')
+                        rated
+                        @if($game)
+                        <a href="{{ route('games.show', $game->slug) }}" class="text-purple-400 hover:text-purple-300 font-medium transition-colors">{{ $game->title }}</a>
+                        @endif
+                        <span class="text-yellow-400 font-semibold">{{ $activity->data['rating'] ?? '' }}/10</span>
+
+                    @elseif($activity->type === 'reviewed_game')
+                        reviewed
+                        @if($game)
+                        <a href="{{ route('games.show', $game->slug) }}" class="text-purple-400 hover:text-purple-300 font-medium transition-colors">{{ $game->title }}</a>
+                        @endif
+                        @if(!empty($activity->data['rating']))
+                        <span class="text-slate-500">— <span class="text-yellow-400">{{ $activity->data['rating'] }}/10</span></span>
+                        @endif
+
+                    @else
+                        {{ str_replace('_', ' ', $activity->type) }}
+                        @if($game)
+                        <a href="{{ route('games.show', $game->slug) }}" class="text-purple-400 hover:text-purple-300 font-medium transition-colors">{{ $game->title }}</a>
+                        @endif
+                    @endif
+                </p>
+                <p class="text-xs text-slate-600 mt-1">{{ $activity->created_at?->diffForHumans() }}</p>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        @endforeach
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="mt-6">
+        {{ $activities->links() }}
+    </div>
+    @endif
+
+</div>
+@endsection
diff --git a/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php b/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php
index f7b3d94..94c9a45 100644
--- a/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
                         <a href="{{ route('games.index') }}" class="text-sm text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-200 transition-colors">Browse</a>
                         <a href="{{ route('games.top-rated') }}" class="text-sm text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-200 transition-colors">Top Rated</a>
                         <a href="{{ route('games.new-releases') }}" class="text-sm text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-200 transition-colors">New Releases</a>
+                        @auth
+                        <a href="{{ route('activity.index') }}" class="text-sm text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-200 transition-colors">Activity</a>
+                        @endauth
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
@@ -96,6 +99,19 @@
                 <!-- Right: Auth -->
                 <div class="flex items-center gap-3">
                     @auth
+                        {{-- Notification bell --}}
+                        @php $unreadCount = auth()->user()->notifications()->whereNull('read_at')->count(); @endphp
+                        <a href="{{ route('notifications.index') }}" class="relative text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-200 transition-colors">
+                            <svg class="w-5 h-5" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+                                <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2"
+                                      d="M15 17h5l-1.405-1.405A2.032 2.032 0 0118 14.158V11a6.002 6.002 0 00-4-5.659V5a2 2 0 10-4 0v.341C7.67 6.165 6 8.388 6 11v3.159c0 .538-.214 1.055-.595 1.436L4 17h5m6 0v1a3 3 0 11-6 0v-1m6 0H9"/>
+                            </svg>
+                            @if($unreadCount > 0)
+                            <span class="absolute -top-1 -right-1 w-4 h-4 bg-purple-600 rounded-full text-[10px] font-bold text-white flex items-center justify-center">
+                                {{ $unreadCount > 9 ? '9+' : $unreadCount }}
+                            </span>
+                            @endif
+                        </a>
                         <div class="relative" x-data="{ open: false }">
                             <button @click="open = !open" class="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-200 transition-colors">
                                 @if(auth()->user()->avatar)
diff --git a/resources/views/notifications/index.blade.php b/resources/views/notifications/index.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c452b83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/notifications/index.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+@extends('layouts.app')
+
+@section('title', 'Notifications — GameLog')
+
+@section('content')
+<div class="max-w-2xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 py-10">
+
+    <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold text-white mb-6">Notifications</h1>
+
+    @if($notifications->isEmpty())
+    <div class="text-center py-20">
+        <div class="w-16 h-16 rounded-full bg-[#16161d] flex items-center justify-center mx-auto mb-4">
+            <svg class="w-8 h-8 text-slate-600" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+                <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5" d="M15 17h5l-1.405-1.405A2.032 2.032 0 0118 14.158V11a6.002 6.002 0 00-4-5.659V5a2 2 0 10-4 0v.341C7.67 6.165 6 8.388 6 11v3.159c0 .538-.214 1.055-.595 1.436L4 17h5m6 0v1a3 3 0 11-6 0v-1m6 0H9"/>
+            </svg>
+        </div>
+        <h3 class="text-lg font-medium text-slate-300 mb-2">No notifications yet</h3>
+        <p class="text-slate-500">You'll see notifications here when someone follows you.</p>
+    </div>
+    @else
+    <div class="space-y-2">
+        @foreach($notifications as $notification)
+        <div class="bg-[#16161d] border border-white/5 rounded-xl p-4 flex items-center gap-4 {{ is_null($notification->read_at) ? 'border-purple-500/20 bg-purple-900/10' : '' }}">
+            @if($notification->type === 'new_follower')
+                @php $data = $notification->data ?? []; @endphp
+                <div class="w-10 h-10 rounded-full bg-purple-700 flex items-center justify-center text-sm font-bold text-white flex-shrink-0">
+                    {{ strtoupper(substr($data['follower_name'] ?? '?', 0, 1)) }}
+                </div>
+                <div class="flex-1 min-w-0">
+                    <p class="text-sm text-slate-300">
+                        @if(!empty($data['follower_username']))
+                        <a href="{{ route('users.show', $data['follower_username']) }}"
+                           class="font-semibold text-white hover:text-purple-300 transition-colors">
+                            {{ $data['follower_name'] ?? $data['follower_username'] }}
+                        </a>
+                        @else
+                        <span class="font-semibold text-white">Someone</span>
+                        @endif
+                        started following you
+                    </p>
+                    <p class="text-xs text-slate-600 mt-0.5">{{ $notification->created_at?->diffForHumans() }}</p>
+                </div>
+                @if(!empty($data['follower_username']))
+                <a href="{{ route('users.show', $data['follower_username']) }}"
+                   class="text-xs text-purple-400 hover:text-purple-300 transition-colors flex-shrink-0">
+                    View profile →
+                </a>
+                @endif
+            @else
+                <div class="w-10 h-10 rounded-full bg-slate-700 flex items-center justify-center flex-shrink-0">
+                    <svg class="w-5 h-5 text-slate-400" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+                        <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M13 16h-1v-4h-1m1-4h.01M21 12a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z"/>
+                    </svg>
+                </div>
+                <div class="flex-1">
+                    <p class="text-sm text-slate-400">{{ $notification->type }}</p>
+                    <p class="text-xs text-slate-600 mt-0.5">{{ $notification->created_at?->diffForHumans() }}</p>
+                </div>
+            @endif
+        </div>
+        @endforeach
+    </div>
+    @endif
+
+</div>
+@endsection
diff --git a/resources/views/users/show.blade.php b/resources/views/users/show.blade.php
index 7a4871f..11f1c53 100644
--- a/resources/views/users/show.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/users/show.blade.php
@@ -45,11 +45,54 @@
             </div>
         </div>
 
-        <div class="flex gap-2">
-            <a href="{{ route('users.library', $user->username) }}"
-               class="px-4 py-2 border border-white/10 hover:border-white/20 text-slate-300 hover:text-white text-sm font-medium rounded-lg transition-colors">
-                View Library
-            </a>
+        <div class="flex items-start gap-6">
+            {{-- Follower / Following counts --}}
+            <div class="flex gap-4 text-center">
+                <div>
+                    <div class="text-lg font-bold text-white">{{ $user->followers()->count() }}</div>
+                    <div class="text-xs text-slate-500 uppercase tracking-wide">Followers</div>
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                    <div class="text-lg font-bold text-white">{{ $user->following()->count() }}</div>
+                    <div class="text-xs text-slate-500 uppercase tracking-wide">Following</div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="flex gap-2">
+                @auth
+                @if(auth()->id() !== $user->id)
+                <div x-data="{
+                    following: {{ auth()->user()->isFollowing($user) ? 'true' : 'false' }},
+                    async toggle() {
+                        const method = this.following ? 'DELETE' : 'POST';
+                        const res = await fetch('{{ route('users.follow', $user->username) }}', {
+                            method,
+                            headers: {
+                                'X-CSRF-TOKEN': document.querySelector('meta[name=csrf-token]').content,
+                                'Accept': 'application/json'
+                            }
+                        });
+                        if (res.ok) {
+                            const d = await res.json();
+                            this.following = d.following;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }">
+                    <button @click="toggle()"
+                        :class="following
+                            ? 'bg-white/10 text-slate-300 hover:bg-red-900/30 hover:text-red-400 border border-white/10'
+                            : 'bg-purple-600 hover:bg-purple-700 text-white'"
+                        class="px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium rounded-lg transition-colors">
+                        <span x-text="following ? 'Following' : 'Follow'"></span>
+                    </button>
+                </div>
+                @endif
+                @endauth
+                <a href="{{ route('users.library', $user->username) }}"
+                   class="px-4 py-2 border border-white/10 hover:border-white/20 text-slate-300 hover:text-white text-sm font-medium rounded-lg transition-colors">
+                    View Library
+                </a>
+            </div>
         </div>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/routes/console.php b/routes/console.php
index 3c9adf1..9d8c085 100644
--- a/routes/console.php
+++ b/routes/console.php
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Inspiring;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schedule;
 
 Artisan::command('inspire', function () {
     $this->comment(Inspiring::quote());
 })->purpose('Display an inspiring quote');
+
+Schedule::command('sitemap:generate')->weekly();
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index b30e779..e605951 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -43,6 +43,31 @@ Route::delete('/lists/{list}', [\App\Http\Controllers\ListController::class, 'de
 Route::post('/lists/{list}/games', [\App\Http\Controllers\ListController::class, 'addGame'])->name('lists.add-game')->middleware('auth');
 Route::delete('/lists/{list}/games/{game}', [\App\Http\Controllers\ListController::class, 'removeGame'])->name('lists.remove-game')->middleware('auth');
 
+// Follow system
+Route::middleware('auth')->group(function () {
+    Route::post('/users/{user:username}/follow', [\App\Http\Controllers\FollowController::class, 'store'])->name('users.follow');
+    Route::delete('/users/{user:username}/follow', [\App\Http\Controllers\FollowController::class, 'destroy'])->name('users.unfollow');
+});
+
+// Activity feed
+Route::get('/activity', [\App\Http\Controllers\ActivityController::class, 'index'])->name('activity.index')->middleware('auth');
+Route::get('/activity/global', [\App\Http\Controllers\ActivityController::class, 'global'])->name('activity.global');
+
+// Notifications
+Route::middleware('auth')->group(function () {
+    Route::get('/notifications', [\App\Http\Controllers\NotificationController::class, 'index'])->name('notifications.index');
+    Route::post('/notifications/{notification}/read', [\App\Http\Controllers\NotificationController::class, 'markRead'])->name('notifications.read');
+});
+
+// Sitemap
+Route::get('/sitemap.xml', function () {
+    $path = public_path('sitemap.xml');
+    if (!file_exists($path)) {
+        abort(404);
+    }
+    return response()->file($path, ['Content-Type' => 'application/xml']);
+})->name('sitemap');
+
 // Dashboard (Breeze default, keep for now)
 Route::get('/dashboard', function () {
     return redirect()->route('home');